Yes, as were my father and uncles when young, my brother and male cousins, and all of the boys in my grade school from the 3rd grade onward. However, my mother, sisters, female cousins, aunts, and grandmothers knew the the Latin and the meanings of the mass. It is sad that you attribute your deficiencies to the Church and not yourself.
Wow you are a special family.. My dad graduated from college in an era where most were considered educated if they finished 8th grade.. he taught Latin and English . I took Latin as well and still had to have a missal that had English on one side and Latin on the other.. (as i bet your grandmas had)
The church explains the lack of supplying or encouragement the reading scripture by saying that people were too illiterate (thats the excuse for statues as well) but they were all literate in latin ..amazing that they were all bi-lingual inspite of their illiteracy